LAWMAKERS TOLD CONSTITUTION REQUIRES SECURE BORDER - ...The group cites Section 4, Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, & shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence. [...] [03-24-13]

Suspected smugglers who tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall border fence had to abandon their plan when the Jeep became stuck on top of the barrier. Agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border near the Imperial Sand Dunes in California's southeast corner spotted the Jeep Cherokee teetering atop the fence,Border Patrol spokesman Spencer Tippets said. The vehicle was perched about five miles west of the Colorado River and the Arizona state line.